Project Hail Mary Directors Screened Four-Hour Cut to Other Filmmakers

“Project Hail Mary” directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller recently appeared on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast and revealed they showed a nearly four-hour cut of their space movie to a group of director friends. However, the results were “embarrassing.” “Our first official test screening went great, but we do a lot of earlier screenings … Read more

‘Project Hail Mary’ Blasts Off to Huge $81M Box Office Opening

Original stories finding their way to the big screen are thriving at the early 2026 box office. Defying all the odds, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller’s Project Hail Mary, starring Ryan Gosling, blasted off with a domestic launch of $80.6 million — the best showing of the year so far, in addition to setting a … Read more

Phil Lord, Christopher Miller Interview

Phil Lord and Chris Miller‘s Project Hail Mary is, at its core, the story of a guy who wakes up alone in space and has to befriend a rock. It’s also one of the most purely enjoyable and uplifting movies of the last decade or so, imbued with very un-2026 optimism and near-relentless levity by … Read more

Galaxy-spanning blockbuster starring Ryan Gosling is a sentimental treat – The Irish Times

Project Hail Mary      Director: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller Cert: 12A Starring: Ryan Gosling, Sandra Hüller, Lionel Boyce, Ken Leung, Milana Vayntrub, Liz Kingsman, Orion Lee, James Ortiz Running Time: 2 hrs 36 mins As we wade through a spring of grim world news, what a treat to experience an effusion … Read more

Project Hail Mary First Reactions

Phil Lord and Christopher Miller’s adaptation of Andy Weir’s bestselling hard sci-fi book hits theaters on March 20. February 26, 2026 10:00pm Ryan Gosling in ‘Project Hail Mary.’ Courtesy of Amazon MGM Studios Phil Lord and Christopher Miller‘s intriguing sci-fi epic Project Hail Mary held its first press screenings this week and the early reaction … Read more